Agrik: Herpa the Mace

Hârn is home to many clerical orders devoted to Agrik, the dark god of war and violence, but none is more mystical than the Order of Herpa the Mace, whose priests are known for their ability to foresee the future with remarkable clarity. Although village soothsayers may claim similar prophetic talents, the Herpans are reputed to gain their powers by feeding the appetites of the V'h...   [click here for more]

Aquatics

Bestiary Article

Mariners oft tell tales of ferocious beasts they have faced, whilst plying their trade. It is rumored that terrors such as the wrecan and daranog guard the skeletons of sunken ships.

Gigantic whales are killed for their ivory, blubber and oil but, occasionally, the hunters are the victims. The smaller dolphins are dashing friends of all sailors since...   [click here for more]

Astrology

Harn Classic

Astrology is the study of the stars and the heavens, physically and meta-physically. The article includes star charts, data about the Kethiran solar system, the moon, and other planets. The 12 signs of the Kethiran zodiac (sunsigns) are shown on the star charts.

Atlas Map D6

Atlas Hârnica map D6.

Atlas Map L6

Atlas Hârnica map L6 covers the southern portion of Tontury Lake and the Ilmen Marsh, home to the mysterious Ilme meredragons. From the lakeshore, the land rises to the southeast into wild country controlled by the Ruthuba Gargu-Arak. Pagelin villages are found along the Osel and Ilmen rivers in the southwest corner of the map.

Bears

Bestiary Article

Bears are powerfully built. They are covered with long, rough fur, usually of one color, although some have white marks on the chest or face. A bear paw has five digits, each ending in a strong, curved unretractable claw.

Bears have an excellent sense of smell, but their eyesight and hearing are not as good. A bear can smell at 100 feet what a human can s...   [click here for more]

Birds

Bestiary Article

Birds are ubiquitous across Hârn and familiar to all. They are found in cities and keeps, in fields and hedgerows, in the wilds, forests, mountains, and shores. They range in size from the small wren with a wingspan of six inches to the northern eagle, which reaches nearly 20 feet tip to tip.

This bestiary article describes how birds are used by man...   [click here for more]

Cattle

Bestiary Article

Cattle are indigenous to Hârn and most parts of the Lythian continent. Domestic cattle are used for milk and labor and are slaughtered for hides, meat, and tallow. Herds of wild cattle roam the grasslands and river valleys in great numbers.

This article describes the domestic breeds of cattle common to Hârn as well as wild breeds such...   [click here for more]

City of Aleath

Includes the original Aleath article from Cities of Hârn, the expansion from Son of Cities and some of the content from Web of the Widow. The city has been divided into 4 neighborhoods and the buildings numbered accordingly. The 12 Aleathian aldermen have been identified and the 4 villages located outside town have been described. There is also some new ar...   [click here for more]

City of Tashal

This module is an expansion of the Tashal articles originally published in Cities of Hârn and Son of Cities. Expanded to 70 pages from 12 pages, the new module contains many additional interior plans and a new color map of the Underground.

New plans include:

Dead of Winter

A Hârnic Murder Mystery Adventure A stormy day in early winter. Gusts of wind whip up the powdery snow cloaking Ternu Heath in a mantle of white. A lone group of travelers hurries to a remote Laranian abbey to escape the merciless weather. The powers of fate have chosen them to become involved with a series of violent murders at the abbey.

Chendy is an abbey of ...   [click here for more]

Deer

Bestiary Article

Many varieties of deer can be found on Hârn. The Hârnic tribesmen hunt them as a source of food, hide, antlers, and sinew, while the nobles of the island's kingdoms also hunt them for sport.

This bestiary article includes descriptions and statistics for three classes of deer. The Northern Deer, the largest indigenous species, prefers the colde...   [click here for more]

Dragons

Dragons is a Bestiary article (expanded from the 2002 release).

Dragons are the fire-breathing fiends of a thousand travelers' tales, the most feared of the fantastical beasts said to roam the Hârnic wilderness. Legends tell of the Great Wyrm that emerges from its lair to devour an entire village or just one helpless maiden. While many such tales can be discounted as the ravings o...   [click here for more]

Dyrisa Castle

Dyrisa is the second largest settlement in the Kingdom of Kanday and the principal seat of King Andasin IV and the royal House of Kand. The town prospers from its position on the road between Aleath and Coranan, two of Hârn's largest towns. The area around Dyrisa was sacred to the Ariathe tribe and is the site of many barrow graves.

The Dyrisa article describes the town's history,...   [click here for more]

Escorsen's Hermitage

Field of Daisies (w/Quickstart Rules)

Field of Daisies is an introductory adventure for HârnWorld. Although designed to be used with the HârnMaster rule system, it is generic enough for easy conversion for use with other rule systems and can easily fit into any medieval fantasy game setting.

The adventure unfolds in the fief of Falkath, a small manor in northern Kaldor, a feudal kingdom in eastern H&...   [click here for more]

Fyvria Expansion (Pages 7 to 12)

A compendium of spells, lore, and experiment notes assembled by Theron of Yisgaraen during his ill-fated expedition with Bognor of Barth to the Anoth Delta. Theron was the sole survivor of the journey which has come to be known as Bognor's Folly (see HârnPlayer). Contains 11 new Fyvrian spells. THERON'S LARDER (I) LURE OF THE FALCON (II) BEASTLY BURDEN (II) LOVE PERFUME (...   [click here for more]

Gelimo Chantry

Gelimo is the best known remnant of the Henge Culture that flourished on Melderyn and the surrounding isles about 3,500 years ago. The five concentric rings of stones stand on a wide expanse of heath overlooking the rocky west coast of Melderyn. The remote, mysterious site is home to a chantry of Fyvrian mages, who benefit from the enhancing effect the stone rings have on their magic.

T...   [click here for more]

Glenoth Keep

Glenoth is an island located midway between the islands of Ikom and Melderyn. The island's only major settlement lies on the east coast of the island.

Around 700 BT, a Jmorvian chantry was established on the island by scholars from Emelrene who wished to study the structures of the enigmatic Henge Culture. There is some evidence that the local basalt is susceptible to receiving and...   [click here for more]

Godstones

Godstones

Of all the enigmas in the Kethrian family of worlds, none is more puzzling than that of the Earthmasters. Their power was godlike and their nature unknown. All that remains of them are their deserted sites and a precious few of their amazing artifacts, the greatest of which are the Godstones. This article describes the appearance and functioning of the Godstones and pro...   [click here for more]

Guilds

Guilds

Guilds are brotherhoods of craftsmen who have banded together to control economic activity in specific or related trades. Throughout Hârn and western Lythia, virtually all significant commercial and professional activities are within the control of powerful international guilds whose monopolistic rights are protected by law. This article outlines the structure of a t...   [click here for more]

Harden Castle

Harnic Christmas

An elderly Jarin toymaker from Leriel comes to Geldeheim, carrying sacks of toys which he hopes to take aboard ship to Thay and sell. The party helps him to realize that he will not get to Thay before spring, and maybe not at all. King Alegar has imposed "temporary" punitive taxes on Jarin goods in harsh reprisal for a recent brawl. The old toymaker decides to give all his toys away to local ch...   [click here for more]

HarnMaster Barbarians

Barbarians of Hârn

The deep forests of Hârn are home to eighteen tribal nations. Although civilized Hârnians look down on them as backward, most tribesmen have more freedom and leisure time than manorial peasants. However, much of that spare time must be spent sharpening spears and fletching arrows because the tribal wilderness is a more dangerous place than the man...   [click here for more]

HarnMaster Magic

HârnMaster MagicThe Ancient & Esoteric Orders of the Shek-Pvar have existed on Melderyn, the Wizard's Isle, and in other locales of Hârn for at least two thousand years. The six orders are members of the Guild of Arcane Lore.

HârnMaster Magic is compatible with both the second and third editions of HârnMaster.

Mage Character Generation<>...   [click here for more]